Northern Myanmar: These players are acting strangely!

Chapter 26 NPCs that are almost indistinguishable from real humans? Reputation skyrockets!
Having finalized the battle plan to counter the penguins, Shen Yingying was in high spirits.

I spent some time in the studio, studied the backend data, and arranged for some helmets to be shipped out. I left the studio satisfied in the evening.

Chen Jiajun was left alone in the office again.

He sat down at the computer and opened the official forum.

With the game's public beta launch, the number of online users on the forum surged, and the posts on the homepage refreshed very quickly.

There were quite a few familiar IDs, but even more were unfamiliar IDs that I was seeing for the first time.

[Preparing to quit the game]: Why are there so many people suddenly appearing on the forum? Where did they all come from?

[Sorai-sensei]: Dude, did you just get internet? The game has been in open beta for two days, and ads are everywhere. Didn't you know?

【Perverted Demon King】: Brother upstairs, a friend of mine wants to borrow your phone to talk. May you have a peaceful and happy life!
[Account deleted]: My friend wants one too. (wink)
[New Player]: Take it easy, guys, watch out! The moderator might come and delete your posts and ban you—it's a one-stop shop! (Shh)
Chen Jiajun: “…”

He browsed the forum and found that although there were many people and the posts were all kinds of things, there were not many people seriously talking about games. Most of them were posting nonsense, bragging, or even making inappropriate jokes.

I was speechless for a moment, but I didn't take it too seriously.

He's not the kind of person who's overly meticulous or intolerant of even the slightest imperfection.

Moreover, this phenomenon is quite normal, since most players' virtual reality headsets are still on their way, and if they can't play games, they can only brag and joke around on forums.

Even if the helmet arrives, we can't expect players to be talking about the game and posting guides all the time.

Chen Jiajun pondered that he should consider reorganizing the forum.

It can be divided into four sections:

One section is for casual chatting and bragging, another for discussing game plot, another for sharing strategies, and finally, there's a section for feedback and suggestions.

In addition, it's time to appoint a few moderators to assist in managing the forum.

Close the forum and switch to desktop login for QQ.

A series of group join requests immediately popped up.

As the popularity of "Bloody Golden Triangle" soared, the legendary group that was originally created was somehow leaked and was mistaken for the official group chat by many new players.

We receive at least dozens of requests to join the group every day.

Chen Jiajun clicked "agree" one by one.

At this moment, the [Persuade to Pay Club] group chat was bustling with activity.

The veteran players, who were originally discussing the game's storyline, were interrupted by the sudden influx of dozens of newcomers, and the conversation immediately shifted to welcoming the newcomers and them sharing their photos.

Many people also tagged him, the group owner.

Just as Chen Jiajun was wondering whether he should make an appearance and let others know, a private chat window suddenly popped up.

It was a message sent to me by the Sun and Moon in sync.

[Is Jun-ge there? (Hi)]

Chen Jiajun found it a bit strange; Riyue Tongcuo rarely messaged him privately, so he typed a reply:
[Just finished working, what's up?]

Sun and Moon in the Same Mistake: [I encountered a difficulty while making a walkthrough, and I'd like to confirm something with you. Are the NPCs in the game... all independent AI? Because when I played the game, I found that the behavior patterns and reactions of those NPCs were completely unlike those of NPCs in traditional games; I even suspected at one point that they were played by real people.]

Worried that Chen Jiajun might misunderstand, he added a sentence immediately after sending the message.

[If it involves trade secrets or anything like that, then forget it.]

Jun: [It's nothing, it's not a trade secret.]

Riyuetongcuo replied with a delighted expression:

【That's good!】

Chen Jiajun thought for a moment, then typed in reply:
[In fact, we announced in the initial game promotion that everything in the game is 100% virtual reality. NPCs are naturally included, and each one is a different, independent individual. They are artificial intelligence that is infinitely close to humans, possessing everything that real humans have.]

[They experience joy, anger, sorrow, fear, and all other emotions; they possess independent personalities, complete memories, unique thought patterns, and even their own value orientations and motivations. Every word and action of the player can have a real and irreversible impact on these NPCs.]

When Riyue Tongcuo, who was sitting in front of his computer, saw this reply, his eyes lit up.

His face was full of excitement, and his trembling fingers continued to type.

No wonder! No wonder the same NPC always understands me perfectly and gives completely different reactions no matter what I say to him!

I tried using different words and methods to provoke the same NPC, and each time I died in a different way.

I think the game mechanics are amazing, especially the design of the villainous NPCs; they're so bad they're flawless, you can't find a single bug.

However, if I had to point out anything wrong, I'd say the game doesn't really convey the presence of 'players.' After all, the official website says it's multiplayer, but so far, aside from NPCs, I haven't seen a single real player.

In fact, not only Sun and Moon are confused about this, but many casual gamers and new players also have the same question.

After entering the game, I only saw NPCs and did not find any other players.

Many people believe that this is actually a single-player story game disguised as an online game.

Chen Jiajun thought for a moment and replied:

Currently, everyone is still in the beginner storyline phase; in other words, you haven't left the starting village yet. Once you leave the starting village, you'll naturally encounter other players.

However, to ensure a good gaming experience, players will be randomly assigned to different zones, and each zone has a maximum capacity for players.

Players will be able to meet if they manage to escape their respective zones.

He had carefully considered all these issues.

If you cram all the players into the same area, the game becomes unplayable.

Given the current state of players, the game's storyline is bound to fall apart.

Therefore, in order to balance the core concept of anti-fraud and the player's gaming experience, the number of players in each park will not be too large.

Sun and Moon in the Same Mistake: [Understood! Thank you for clearing things up, Brother Jun! (Handshake)]

……

...On the other side.

In the game, Wang Zixu yawned.

This body is starting to tire and needs rest.

Since there was little progress in the story if I stayed in the game, I decided to quit.

I silently noted down the key information I learned in the game today, planning to update all the intelligence I gained into my post later.

Of course, Bilibili's video content also needs to be updated.

With a thought, the game screen in front of me disappeared, and a live stream window from Bilibili automatically popped up.

"hiss--"

Wang Zixu suddenly opened his eyes wide.

He was surprised to find that his live stream had over 1 viewers!

He initially doubted that he was hallucinating, but the constantly scrolling bar of comments reminded him that this was not a hallucination!
He took a deep breath; he was just a small content creator with less than 10,000 followers!

I wouldn't have dared to imagine this before.

Not only that,

When checking the data in the live stream's backend, I found that they had received quite a few tips.

Although the gifts weren't very valuable, all of them added up to almost three hundred yuan after deducting the platform's share!

This is more money than he earns from painstakingly editing several videos!

Wang Zixu couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder everyone is scrambling to become a top streamer, streamers make money so fast!"

He only played games for a while, and his income in one day was equivalent to three days of part-time work.

I couldn't help but think that if I earned 250 yuan a day from live streaming, I could earn 7500 yuan a month (30 days a month).

Isn't this better than working a regular job?
Suddenly I felt like I had a career path after graduation.

Just as he was lost in thought, the live stream chat suddenly became active.

[Is the streamer about to end the broadcast? No way, I just arrived!]

[Just joined +1, streamer, please stream a little longer! I'll send you a small gift!]

[Streamer, I watched all night! Your gaming experience is so realistic, it's making my fists hard! (I want to beat up those evil NPCs)]

[Don't go, streamer! I'll send you some Cloud Piercing Arrows. Come back online and let us see you get beaten up, okay? (hehe)]

【…】

Wang Zixu looked at the rapidly scrolling barrage of comments and felt a little apprehensive.

I've never experienced anything like this before.

Am I... about to become famous?
He quickly composed himself and explained to the viewers the reason for ending the broadcast:

"Ahem, guys, it's not that I'm not going to stream anymore. It's just that the characters in the game, just like people in real life, get tired too."

"I got a beating today and haven't rested for a long time. My game character is almost unable to open its eyes. If I don't rest soon, it might die and I'll have to start over. I can't bear to give up my current game progress."

"Don't worry, everyone, I'll be on time tomorrow!"

"For those who missed today's live stream, you can follow me. I'll edit today's game recordings into a video and post it later."

After saying that, he glanced at the gift leaderboard and, like other streamers, thanked each of his godparents who had given him gifts.

Then, the broadcast ended at lightning speed.

Wang Zixu took off his helmet, still feeling extremely excited, as if he had reached a new height in his life.

I couldn't wait to rush to the Quanke Club group chat, ready to show off.

The King of Freeloaders: "Brothers, I'm here! {Image} Today's live stream viewership exceeded 10,000! (hehe)"

The King of Freebies: "@Jun, is Jun there? I have a small suggestion, could you add a comment feature to game live streams?"

Sun and Moon in the Same Mistake: "You're too late. Jun is probably sleeping. You can leave him a message or try posting on the forum. He'll probably see it when he gets up."

The King of Freebies: "Okay ╮(╯-╰)╭"

At this time, most people in the group were asleep.

After leaving the group chat, Wang Zixu browsed the forum again and found that there were quite a few new people.

Seeing that they were still stuck in the initial plot, I felt a sense of superiority.

I gave some pointers to a few newbies before switching back to the creation center.

I'm starting to edit today's live stream recordings and write new strategy posts.

Silent all night.

The next morning.

Seal Studio.

Chen Jiajun slowly got up from the folding bed in the corner of the office and stretched.

It feels so good to wake up naturally.

The first thing I do when I wake up is check the information panel.

[Reputation value: 535842]

In just one night, his reputation points increased by more than 200,000.

(End of this chapter)